Purism
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Purism is an early 20th-century art movement, associated with figures like Le Corbusier and Amédée Ozenfant, that emphasized clean lines, geometric forms, and a rejection of decorative excess in favor of clarity and order.
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| Purist | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century art movement
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art movement ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid-1920s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1918 ⓘ |
| artForm |
painting
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still life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amédée Ozenfant
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Fernand Léger NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozenfant and Jeanneret studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
harmony between art and industry
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purification of forms ⓘ standardized objects ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Amédée Ozenfant
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Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clarity
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clean lines ⓘ emphasis on essential forms ⓘ geometric forms ⓘ limited color palette ⓘ objectivity ⓘ order ⓘ rational composition ⓘ rejection of decorative excess ⓘ smooth surfaces ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Style architecture
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Le Corbusier’s architectural theory ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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Paul Cézanne NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial design ⓘ machine aesthetics ⓘ |
| manifestoPublicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| manifestoPublishedIn | Après le Cubisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementLanguage |
flat, even color areas
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precise drawing ⓘ |
| movementType | modern art movement ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
decorative excess
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late Cubist fragmentation ⓘ |
| promotedIn | L’Esprit Nouveau magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
architectural elements
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bottles ⓘ glasses ⓘ mechanical objects ⓘ |
| theoreticalText |
Après le Cubisme
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L’Esprit Nouveau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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